David Blaine Shattering Ricky Gervais' Reality is the Funniest Thing You'll See Today

Noted disbeliever of stuff in general and one of the funniest people on the planet Ricky Gervais agreed to appear on David Blaine's magic special on ABC last night, for some reason. Since, again, he's ritually agnostic to every conceivable idea, Ricky Gervais served as the final boss in this special. After spitting some fire and pulling a card out of an apple in Harrison Ford's kitchen, it was Gervais' turn.

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David Blaine then stuck a goddamn needle through the width of his arm. That's really what he does. A needle goes through his arm, one way or another. He does not bleed. The five minutes it takes for Gervais to register his disbelief includes these sentences: